The Maison Marlère is one of the world's great estates. It offers 55 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Maison Marlère wines in Gascogne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Maison Marlère wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Maison Marlère wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Maison Marlère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of boeuf en daube, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or chicken ballotine with ham and mushrooms.
On the nose the white wine of Maison Marlère. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or citrus fruit.
Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.
The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.
How Maison Marlère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chickpeas spanish style, sliced endives with ham or rabbit with prunes.
Gros Manseng blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Netherlands). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Gros Manseng blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Maison Marlère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of tripe in the style of caen, scallops or scallops express with cognac or spinach and goat cheese quiche.
Older wines, kept in vats or aged in wood in some houses, or kept in magnums at Bollinger. A small percentage of these wines are used in the blending of non-vintage wines in order to bring greater aromatic complexity.
How Maison Marlère wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of summer tuna quiche, arroz de marisco or chocolate mug cake.
Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
